A broad coalition of bipartisan groups, which includes some conservative allies, is demanding President Donald Trump follow through on his campaign promise to crack down on alleged monopolists in landmark antitrust cases.

The groups pointed to Trump’s antitrust enforcement campaign during his first term and urged him to remain committed to the “America First Antitrust” vision. Their concerns come as Big Tech leaders court the president, while the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission pursue antitrust lawsuits against large tech companies.

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“We urge you to build on the foundation already established and to resist pressures that would return federal antitrust enforcement to a more hands-off approach, the very approach that allowed unchecked market power to take root,” reads the letter released Monday. “We encourage you to stand with those committed to implementing the bold vision you’ve articulated when you announced your Administration’s antitrust enforcers.”

The groups hailed Trump’s appointment of Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division Gail Slater, FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson, and FTC Commissioner Mark Meador. All three officials are leading the charge in the federal government’s antitrust cases.

Recent reports indicate there is infighting in the Trump administration on antitrust policy, with federal officials battling over whether big companies should be broken up or be entered into settlements.

The DOJ’s Antitrust Division is suing Google, Apple, Ticketmaster, Visa, and others over alleged monopolistic practices.

Google, for instance, has been accused of monopolizing the search engine market. In that case, a judge ruled the company can keep its Chrome web browser and Android operating system but has to share its search results with “qualified competitors.” Additionally, the ruling bars Google from participating in exclusive contracts that make its services the default on smartphones and other devices.

The DOJ touted the remedies it won when the ruling dropped last month.

“This decision marks an important step forward in the Department of Justice’s ongoing fight to protect American consumers. Under President Trump’s leadership, we will continue our legal efforts to hold companies accountable for monopolistic practices,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said.

Bondi is expected to address the federal department’s handling of the antitrust cases, among other topics, during Tuesday’s oversight hearing on Capitol Hill.

Meanwhile, the FTC is suing Ticketmaster over the platform’s exorbitant fees and Amazon for its anti-competitive practices in the online retail space. Last month, the agency secured a $2.5 billion settlement from the tech giant in a case involving Amazon Prime subscriptions.

“We respectfully urge your Administration to reaffirm its commitment to aggressive antitrust enforcement and to press forward with the full slate of pending cases currently being advanced by the FTC and DOJ,” the letter states. “These actions are vital to ensuring that American businesses and workers can compete on fair terms in markets that reward innovation and merit.”

Among its signatories are the Bull Moose Project, the Conservative Partnership Institute’s Vice President of Programs Rachel Bovard, the Main Street Alliance, and the News Media Alliance.

Since Trump’s inauguration in January, tech leaders have been trying to woo the White House by making partnerships and investments.

In August, Apple pledged to invest $600 billion into the United States over the next four years to boost domestic manufacturing. And last month, Meta announced a similar investment into U.S. data centers and infrastructure through 2028 amid the race for artificial intelligence.

Furthermore, Elon Musk just announced that his AI startup, xAI, partnered with the General Services Administration to provide Grok AI models to federal agencies at a discounted rate.

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At the White House last month, Trump hosted a dinner with 33 tech leaders to discuss how to integrate AI into different sectors. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and Apple CEO Tim Cook were among the most notable attendees, while Musk was absent amid his public feud with the president.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai, who also attended the dinner, thanked Trump and his administration for engaging in “constructive dialogue” to get the search engine antitrust case to “some resolution.”